1. Yet facebook can only hide people updates on our own news feed, but not vice versa. Why facebook not let us hide ourself at some friends’ news feed? Yeah, sometimes I’d like to write some controversial status without letting some friends feel offended, or whatever. 
2. I can add a quick-notes on my public profile. Lately I got a lot of people who tries to connect me on facebook. But obviously I have no idea who the hell are they? So I guess, by letting us put our quick-notes on our public profile, I could tell the friends-on-facebook-to-be to send me an introduce message along with the friend request. Just to remind me that we are truly a-friends. 
3. I can block some particular people to leave me comment without removing ‘em on my list. You might have one or two people that doesn’t really like you in some way. And sometimes you worry that they’re going to spoil your timeline by giving some irritating comment, but still you don’t want to be-not-friend-ed to them. (In the name of ‘connection’, perhaps. Geez!).
4. I can hide all the quiz updates in just one button. Seeing a lot of useless quiz result of my friends is really annoying, I must say.
5. I can manage friend’s access in seeing my photos, albums, and videos. We still need a little privacy even though it’s on the internet, don’t we?

Few days ago I got this text from XL:
“Pay 1 for 3 months fitness hanya dgn menunjukkan SMS ini di Celebrity Fitness Jabodetabek s/d 30 Apr 09“, or in English it would be,
“Pay 1 for 3 months fitness at Celebrity Fitness Jabodetabek just by showing  this text. Valid ’til 30 Apr 09”

I was fond to ask, so I stopped by at that gym this afternoon just to to ask the validity of the text, because a friend said that it’s just a hoax. Let’s say, this might get me out of my curiosity, and if the price really is ok, I might consider to join.

Then a guy came to me and introduced himself as the gym’s consultant. He asked me few questions about me, gave me quick tour of the gym, and even showed me how to use some tools. Afterwards, he told me about the membership price, and needles to say, I was frankly surprised by the number. I’ve been expecting it would only be not more than IDR 500k/month, but the price is actually twice than numbers that I just mentioned. For some ppl out there may think this numbers worth for it, but for white collar that has not-so-big income like me, it costs little less than ‘a lot’. Hahaha!

The guy obviously felt my scruple, he then give me discount that only valid right on that time. In short, he obviously insisted me to pay the fee right in that moment. After half-hour of endless bargaining, I strictly said no, and told him I’ll consider that somehow, even tho I have to lose that discount. But he still didn’t surrender that easy, he kept assuring me the benefit, and bla bla bla. I didn’t really listen to him, cause all I was thinking is how to get out of there alive, and very soon.

This makes me wonder myself,  what do I actually afford in here anyway? A healthy way of living, or new lifestyle with healthier body? Why should I spend so much money if my answer is the first?

Eventually, I made myself out there alive. Right after I stepped out that gym, I sighed and said to myself, “Hell, I think I’m just simply going to use my office’s gym, and download some training list at the net as the substitute of personal trainer. Or else, I don’t mind staying with my unhealthy lifestyle though.”

(I ended up myself at Burger King afterwards–consuming unhealthy fast food)

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Seperti yang telah diberitakan oleh berbagai media di Jakarta. Tanggal 27 Januari nanti tarif angkutan umum secara resmi bakal diturunkan sebesar IDR 500. Biarpun dalam menyikapi hal tersebut, pihak Organda, yang merupakan sekumpulan pengusaha angkutan umum, masih menolak putusan tersebut. Mereka masih bersikeras hanya rela untuk  menurunkan tarif sebesar IDR 300 dengan alasan harga suku cadang yang masih relatif mahal. Organda mengecam akan melakukan aksi unjuk rasa jika peresmian penurunan tarif sepihak ini benar-benar dilakukan.

Menurut saya, Organda memang udah terlampau keterlaluan. Pun jika sampai penurunan tarif angkutan umum hanya akan terjadi sebesar IDR 300, menurut saya tidak akan memberikan dampak/faedah yang besar terutama bagi para pengguna jasa umum tersebut. Kenapa? Sekarang coba bayangkan kalo kita sedang menggunakan jasa angkutan umum, lalu kita bayar dengan pecahan uang IDR 5000. Saya yakin sang sopir atau kenek cuma bakal mengembalikan uang sebesar IDR 2500 dengan alesan “nggak ada receh”. Mau komplain dan marah-marah? Percuma! Lah wong sopir dan keneknya lebih galak dan garang daripada kita, ya toh?! Lagian, untuk beberapa orang, mungkin uang sebesar IDR 300 bukanlah seberapa, dan lama kelamaan, penumpang bakal lupa kalo tarif asli dari angkutan umum itu sebesar IDR 2200, dan mereka udah terlanjur terbiasa dengan tarif IDR 2500. 

Jadi menurut saya, usul penurunan tarif Organda sebesar IDR 300 hanyalah formalitas doank. Toh nanti pada kenyataannya, jika memang disetujui (mudah-mudahan sih nggak), hal tersebut nggak akan terjadi seperti yang diharapkan. Tsk! Well, kita liat aja deh besok bagaimana hasilnya…